Vehicle Information Title, Registration, Plates, Inspection, Insurance.
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Transcript of Vehicle Information Title, Registration, Plates, Inspection, Insurance.
Title: Buying a Used Car• Complete reverse side:
– Buyer’s name, address
– Seller’s Signature (sign in front of buyer)
– The date of sale
– Odometer Reading (check it yourself)
– Sale price
– VIN: Vehicle Identification Number
Title• Present:
– Signed title
– Sales tax form
– Sales tax fee or proof of sale tax payment (7%)
– Pay titling fee
Title• Keep it in a safe place.
• You need it to sell a car
• Must be transferred within 10 days of purchase. Penalty $25 fine.
• Loan/Lease: bank holds the title until the loan/lease is paid off
Step to register a carInitial Registration
1. Application
2. Title (proof of ownership) (Leased vehicle: power of attorney from the leasing company)
3. Proof of Insurance: Company name and policy number
4. Proof sales tax paid. (7%)
5. Driver’s license
• Registration is issued for 1 year
• Check for errors before leaving MVC.
Registration
• Must be at least 17 years old to register a car in NJ.
• The registration must be with the car when you or someone else is driving your car. Fine: $173.
• Renewal yearly. Brand-new car: Initial registration: 4 years, then yearly.
• Renew by mail or on-line. Renewal notices sent home about 2 months in advance. If doesn’t arrive, renew at MVC in person.
Registration
• Duplicates available for additional fee.• Motorists may also order specialty license
plates on line when renewing registration.
• Change of address within NJ: 1 week• Change of name: 2 weeks.• Move into NJ: 60 days to title and register.
License Plates
2 total: 1 in front & 1 in rear; 12 – 48” from ground, clean and visable.
Rear plate must be lit at night (and visible from 50’.)
If lost or stolen: report to police, retain copy of complaint, replace within 24 hours at MVC.
License plate covers or holders that obscure or conceal any lettering on the plate is a violation with a fine up to $100.
Buy Another Car
• You may transfer plates from one car to another (same class) after registering the car.
• No need for plates: Turn into MVC and get a receipt. Keep receipt in a safe place.
For emissions only: to comply with federal Clean Air Act standards based on year, make and model of the vehicle.
Inspection: Effective August 1, 2010
Elimination of the mechanical defects (safety) portion of the inspection process for passenger vehicles.
Responsibility will be on the owner that the vehicle meets all standards: brake suspension, steering, wheel alignment and safety features (headlights, tail lights, tires, horn, windshield wipers and turn signals).
Inspection: Effective August 1, 2010
Failure: Have to the end of the following
month from when it was due.
EXAMPLE
• Due in March
• Bring for inspection March 1st
• Fail
• Have until the end of April to have it re-inspected
Driving with an Expired Inspection Sticker
• Fine: $100-$200
• Jail up to 30 days
• Registration may be revoked.
Insurance• Liability Insurance is mandatory in
NJ.
• Driving without a valid insurance card:
–Fine
–DLS
–Community Service
–Insurance surcharge